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Statesman and an everyman

The passing of Peter Barry is a huge loss not just for his family and friends but for the entire community. I know many people from different walks of life here in Cork who could tell of their always positive experiences of him. I can recall how in 1987, Everyman Theatre, a small amateur theatre company, managed to buy the derelict Palace Cinema in MacCurtain Street. There was no shortage of volunteers to carry out much of the work needed to restore the building to its former glory and make it what it is today, one of the finest Victorian Theatres in these islands, but we also needed money. In this regard wonderful work was done by a committee chaired by Peter Barry.